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Snowy Owl Children’s Book Rollout | Birding Talks

Background

Snowy’s Search for Color Book Rollout! / Birding Seminars

  • Children’s Book Reading (age focus: 4 to 10 years old)
  • Winter Birding Talks (owls & more)
  • Saturday, Oct. 26th from 10 am to 12 pm
  • Duluth, Lester-Amity Chalet
  • Free Admission! (no registration required)

Details: Family event on 7 Bridges Road in Duluth, just below Hawk Ridge. Rich Hoeg, a Sax-Zim Bog volunteer naturalist, and local children’s book author will read his latest book, Snowy`s Search for Color. He will also give two talks on winter birding in NE Minnesota.

Schedule (attend any or all of the readings / talks)

10:00 Doors Open

10:15 Children’s Book Reading: Snowy’s Search for Color

10:30 Talk: How to Find Snowy Owls in Duluth / Superior this winter

10:45 Children’s Book Reading: Hey There Mr. Owl! (Susan Larson-Kidd)

11:00 Break

11:15  Talk: Winter Birding in NE Minnesota

11:45 Q and A

12:00 Event Ends … take a family hike on the Lester-Amity Trails!

Rich’s books will be available for sale at $12 per copy. All net proceeds will be donated to the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog, including Rich’s book earnings.

Download a free PDF version of Snowy’s Search for Color

Directions to Lester-Amity Chalet

  • Lester-Amity Chalet
  • 2940 Seven Bridges Rd (1.3 miles above Superior St.)
  • Duluth 55804
  • Note: 7 Bridges Road is also signed as both Skyline Parkway and Occidental Blvd at its start / intersection with Superior Street (near 60th Avenue East).

Snowy’s Search for Color … Story Overview: (after cover image)

Follow the adventures of a young Snowy Owl as it flies south from its home on the Arctic Ocean in search of color! The owl meets up with other owls, red foxes, and even Smokey the Bear! It is a magical journey.

Contact Rich Hoeg?

  • RichardHoeg (at) Gmail.Com

A Little Girl’s Prayer

Background

I was cleaning up around the house this week and found this song/CD which our daughter composed and sung for us years ago when she graduated from high school in 2003. I surprised my wife with the song. Lots of tears! See Molly’s blog post which has the lyrics, The Power of Prayer. Given how close I came to being crushed this weekend, this song was that much more special for us. (YouTube Link)(song is embedded in this post directly below this image)

 

Snowy’s Search for Color: Children’s Picture Book (free download)

Background, Year 6

My new children’s book, Snowy’s Search for Color, is published! I am both the author and photographer. You may download a free full PDF version of the book. The printed copy retails for $13.50 plus shipping (buy a copy).

Follow the adventures of a young Snowy Owl as it flies south from its home on the Arctic Ocean in search of color! The owl meets up with other owls, red foxes, and even Smokey the Bear! It is a magical journey.

Snowy’s Search for Color: Front Cover (Book is 24 pages)

Snowy’s Search for Color: Pages 1 and 2

Snowy’s Search for Color: Pages 13 and 14